Batrachoides walkeri Collette & Russo, 1981
Walker's toadfish
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1953
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
This species may be extinct as extensive surveys have failed to locate any further specimens (Collette et al. 2010).
Distribution
Bay of Panamá, Panama
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Only known from the holotype (Collette et al. 2010).
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Collette, Bruce B. and Russo, Joseph L. (1981). A Revision of the Scaly Toadfishes, Genus Batrachoides, with Descriptions of Two New Species from the Eastern Pacific. Bulletin of Marine Science 31(2): 197-233. [Abstract]
Other references:
Collette, B. B. (1995). Batrachoididae. Peje-sapos, sapos. p. 910-918. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome.
Collette, B., Acero, A. & Betancur, R. (2010). Batrachoides walkeri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 27 January 2013.